ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday banned at least 24 companies from selling mineral water. A three-member bench began the hearing of the provision of clean water case.…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take legal action against Sahir Lodhi’s morning show in response to an application filed against…

CHANDIGARH: Haryana became the fourth state to ban Padmaavat on Tuesday, less than 10 days ahead of the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial film on January 25, reported Times of India. Rajasthan, Gujarat and…

Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg’s latest film, political thriller The Post, and Australian drama Jungle to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP. “Screening of the film The…

WILLEMSTAD: Four Venezuelans attempting to reach the Dutch Antilles island of Curacao despite a travel ban by Caracas died when their boat broke apart, authorities and family members of the passengers said…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Dr Murad Rass submitted a resolution in Punjab Assembly on Friday, demanding a ban to be imposed on the Japanese Doraemon cartoons and foreign dramas. He…

SRINAGAR: Government workers in Indian held Kashmir have decried a government ban prohibiting them and their families from expressing political opinions on social networking sites, reported Al-Jazeera. Under a new order issued on Tuesday,…

CHICAGO: The US government on Tuesday lifted a 2014 temporary ban on funding research involving the flu and other pathogens in which scientists deliberately make them more transmissible or more deadly. The…

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin has staked Russia’s prestige – and his own reputation – on sporting achievements but a possible ban from the Winter Olympics after claims of state-run doping threatens to wipe out…